The secret to making a beautiful natural black dye is a 3 step process, but well worth the effort. The magical interaction between tannin & iron produces shades of gray, but by overdyeing with the deep hue of logwood dye, a lovely black shade will emerge. Pomegranate skins make for a fantastic tannin source, so collect them while enjoying the juicy red seeds this time of year. This tutorial will show you how to make dye from pomegranate skin, dip dye in iron water and brew a pot of logwood for the overdye. You will see results on cotton, linen, bamboo, silk gauze and felted wool pompoms.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction Natural black dye
1:24 2021 Ice Installation Notecards for sale
3:13 Supplies
3:51 Step 1 Pomegranate skin dye
5:30 Step 2 Iron water dip
6:37 Step 3 Logwood overdye
8:37 Fiber results
9:08 Wrapup
12:54 Last week's video avocado dyed shibori gift wrap
13:22 Sneak peak of next video tutorial
13:53 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST
Pomegranate skins (or oak galls)
Logwood chips
Fiber of choice cotton, linen, bamboo, silk velvet and felted wool shown
Pot with lid
Strainer
Scale
Bowl
Glass jar
Spoon
Iron water
Measuring spoon (only used for iron water)
Bowl (only used for iron water)
Gloves

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